Political Science Senior Thesis

All political science majors at Hartwick are required to complete a senior thesis. While researching and writing their thesis, students work closely with their faculty thesis advisor, usually meeting once a week. In addition to individual direction offered by the thesis advisor, there are a number of opportunities, during the thesis class, for group discussions and consultations with the department faculty as a whole. The final research paper is submitted to the faculty and then defended in an oral presentation.

Every year the department recognizes outstanding theses by nominating them for the Mehri Best Senior Thesis Award. We encourage you to take a look at the Thesis Award Winners from the past couple of years. In order to do so you must have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download a free copy of the software, click here.